Grain-car door.



W. H. SLEEP.

GRAIN CAB DOOR. APPLICATION FILED TEILE. 1911. l i 1,001,468. Patented Augzz, 1911.

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Inventor muy 1 W. H. SLEEP.

VGRAIN CAB. DOOR. APPLIGATION rILBnrBn, 1911.

Patented Aug. 1911.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY SLEEP, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

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all whom 'it may concern: Be it known vthat I,` IVILLIA'M .HENRY anni, a subject of-the Kingof Great Britn, and resident of 204 Ash* avenue, inthe ty andy district of Montreal, Province of uebec, Dominion'of Canada, have invented mtain. new and;y useful Im rovements in rain-Car Doors; and I do liereby declare iat' the following is a full, clear, and exact :scription` ofwthesame. y

`The invention relatcsto im rovements in rain car doorstasdesoribed in the present )eciication` and illustrated in the accomanying. drawings that form part vof the Mille.'y i

The invention consistsyessentially in thev ovel construction and arrangement of parts, 'hereby good tightjoints `are formed and ie doors readily operated bymeans of the anged door sections, and slidesl in which ie run. y

i e ob'ectof the invention is to devise a orm of oor which shall-havel'its partspercar body and theren ianently locked tofthe4 y save the-doors fromdestruction` and'jroin eilig` stolen,4 to preventy lossA of grain `1n |assage, and generally to4 rovide acheap, impley and durable-1 form o In the` drawingsFigureulis a perspective 'iewr of a portion-` 'cfa car wall' from the inide,-showing: the door closed. Fig. 2 is a erspectiveview of a portionv ofA al car wall from the inside, showing lthe door open. Tg. 3 is a vertical sectional view centrally hrough` oneof' the slidel ways. Fig. 4 is a :ross sectional view through the slide-Ways ind doorsat theirpoint o ymeeting Like numerals of: reference indicate cor-v 'es onding parts-infeach figure.

eferring 4to the drawings, 1 is vthe door )pening` formed by the sil 2, the sides or aostsf and the to 4; y 5 are vertical sLlide-ways formed in the .nner sideof the posts `3 and extending from he: sill 2`to thetop 4the outer Walls 6v of said slide-ways being cut away at the top forming. recesses as indicated by the numeral 7.

8: are strips of niet-al plating or other suitable material', rigidly secured to the outer walls 6 and partly closing in, said slideways 5. y' Y p A 9 are strips of metal plate or other suitable material rigidly secured to the inner side of the postsl 3 andr extending over the slide-ways5 and terminatingl adjacent to the rain car door.

specification of Letters Patent. i i Patented Aug. 22, 1911. Application led February'S, 1911. SeriaINo. 807-5306. f

strips 8, said strips 9 having intermediate: yof the height thereof the notches 10.

ll is a lower door section formed of any suitable material and having the right: angular flanges l2. at" thesides thereof andthe ,at the top thereof and projecting under the strip S,y thus effec-tua l'y locking saidloiverdoor sectionll to the posts 3,\as

froml the flanges l'cannot be removed rom `11 is'y free to move up and down in said slideivays' and While thelower part of'the door cannot be pulled inwardly toany appieci` `height of' the Vouter `walls 6, yet when the said door reachesthe top of said outer Walls recesses 7, just as if itivere turned on' al pivot. 14:` is an upper door section forming the upper one of the tivo doors and having `extending under the strip 9, tliusetfectually slightly Widerthan the lower doorsection.; consequently the ianges 16 embrace the flanges l2, therefore, when the said upper slide-Ways 5, the bottom of the flanges 16A will rest in the `notches 10, Whereas. the ylower door section 11 slides right down to the sill 2. cisely the same as the lower door section. 11,

Ways 5, ,thebodypoi'tion of the said door may be turned over into the recesses 7, the lower part of the door heilig slid up into said upper part and also turning over,as explained in said slot-(T. The tivo door sections may be held up by the hooks 1T and 18 from the ceiling ofthe car.` though it is not important as to this part of it for they can be held up in any suitable manner, furthermore, the door sections can be constructed of any suitable material and any suitable with, and the rollers 13 and 15 may be replaced by other means of locking the door sections in place in the said slide-Ways 5.

The operation of the door sections is thedetails of'construction for both are simply slid up in the slide-ways andl turned rollersl suitably journaledA from saidsidesinwardly the roller or Whatever proje'ctionit-l ma i be `able extent at'any place intermediate `of the 6, it may be' turned over said top into the` similar rollers 15, secured from the, side `flanges 16 adjacent to the top` thereoantl` vlocking said upper door section 1-l in said' slide-Ways 5. IThe upper door section 1% is sect-ion 14 slidesv downwardly in the said The upper door section 14 operates pre that is tosay', when it is slid up the slide-' flanges secured thereto or form part therereadily seen after reading the description of `the slide-Ways 5, yetthe lower door sectionf having vertical slide-waysarrang inner .sides off said frame and o dit is obvious that these slide-wa s with the"` vertical plates partially closing t ein in, may

lbe built up o lmade inany suitable manner.

AWhat .I .claim as ,my invention is v 1.v In algr'ain car door, a doora through the outer walls of saitl sli e-ways tieal openingsthereinto from' the. lower to i into said ver-tica at the upper end, said slide ways having verthe upper end thereof, a doorl section'hav'in flanges extending' from the sides thereo openings, means projecting from said anges for holding'said door in said slide-ways, and an upper door section having flanges extending'fr'om 'the sides thereof into said vertical openings, and

means projecting therefrom at' the upper slide thereof for holding said door in said slide Ways.'

' 2. In a grain car door, a door-.way frame, vhaving slide-'ways formed on the inner side of the vertical posts and. recesses extending toward the door opening from said slidevWays at the upper vends thereof, plates ofv suitable materlal rigidly secured t0 said posts on the inner sides thereof and partially covering in said slide-Ways, door sections having at the upper ends thereof laterally projecting rolls extending underV said.

plate, and means intermediate of the heightof said 4'plate for supporting the'up erwof said door sections 1n a position s ightly overlapping the lower of said door sections. 3. In a" Grain car door, a door-Way frame having sli e-ways formed on the inner sides 'having' sli Y .of its vertical postsl and recesses extending frame: inthev of' its vertical'posts and recesses extending from :the -upper end of'. said- 'slidefways through tothe doorway opening, plates rig idl secured to the inner sides of vsaid postsy an partially covering in said slide-ways.,

said nlates from one sideof said slide-ways.

forming. supports intermediate. foftheir height,' .door 'seetionsh'aving -ilanges at the y sides thereof extending 'intosaid slide-ways and roller to thefupper ends of' said door sections-and extending undeisaid plates.. 4.v 'a grain car d'ooafa doorlway frame e-ways formed Ion the vinnerV side lfrom the upper ends 'of said'slideways'to said'fdoor-way opening, lates secured to said posts between said oor-way openingv and .safid' .slide-ways. and partially covering yin the latter and terminating .at the upper end at" the lower ed l of the aforesaid re'- cesses, plates secure to the door -posts at the [other 'sideof 'sa id slideway's and par# tially covering in the llatter and having supporting notche'sformed therein interme` diate of their` height, a `lower. door. section having flan'l extending .into said :slidesv ways and sliding .downwardly .between s aid plates, clear of said notch tothe bottom of the door-way, an unper door section havingl ilanges extending into said slide-ways adapt' ed to embrace the aforesaid door and flan and sliding in said slidefways downivar ly" into said notches, roller 'members' extending inwardly from the flanges of said lower door section under 'said plates and. roller members extending voutwardly vfrom the ianges of' the upperV door section at the up er ends thereof under said plates. ignedfat the city and district` of'Mom treal, Quebec, Canada, this first tlayof February, 1911. f

i 'WILLIAM HENRY SLEEP.

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